Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the press conference after the opening session of Crimea Platform conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 August 2023.
OLEG PETRASYUK/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine's navy and military intelligence carried out a "special operation" overnight in which units landed on Russian-occupied Crimea, the defence ministry's Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) said on Thursday.
"Special units on watercraft landed on the shore in the area of the Olenivka and Mayak settlements," HUR said in a statement.
"Also, the state flag flew again in Ukrainian Crimea," it said, without saying where exactly or providing further details.
On Wednesday, Ukraine's military intelligence also reported deliberately luring a Russian military pilot to land his Mi-8 helicopter at a Ukrainian airfield.
Persons:
Volodymyr Zelensky, OLEG PETRASYUK, HUR, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Dan Peleschuk, Timothy
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Crimea, Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Olenivka, Ukrainian Crimea, Ukrainian